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- Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples
- RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document
- So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!
- No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?
- My OS can break 5% global desktop market share!Sorry Mac and Linux! :PBetter/Larger Hardware/Software SelectionMy operating system Windows has a better and larger library of available applications, and a larger ecosystem of supported hardware.Why do you insist in behaving as an idiot?Hope what they're paying you is enough to compensate...
- Tags: Operating systems, MSF, OS Installed, operating system, Ubuntu, Linux, software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
- Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...
- Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- New LoroBot ransomware encrypts files, demands $100 for decryption
- You forgot to mention....which OSs it affects! Or is it based on something multi-platform like Java?Look at the bigger size version of the screenshot, it's all in thereA lot of russian characters and...YES, you guessed it right, the word "windows" prominently displayed in red in the title.Who would ever thought...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, LoroBot, decryption, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- The chief value of open source
- Custom code solutions...It's great you can see the code, but for companies I disagree that is a "value".What SMB has the resources to comb through thousands of lines of code to assure reliability and security? Even if they do manage to find a bug, are they going to fork...
- Tags: open source, software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces
- 3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Was Windows 7 totally your idea?
- W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...
- Tags: Desktops, Crispin, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- EvriChart: A Linux Success Story
- Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...
- Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Mode, virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware
- Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?
- Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...
- Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases
- nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...
- Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software
- According to a recently published SEC cease-and-desist order, the Commission has recently fined Commonwealth Financial Network $100,000, for not mandating antivirus software on the computers of its representatives, leading to a security incident which took place in November 2008, allowing the cybercriminal behind the attack to place eighteen unauthorized purchase...
- Tags: Software, Electronic Banking, Antivirus Software, Commonwealth Financial Network, Banking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?
- Make a post explaining what SharePoint is...As you said, it is a complex product. I remember when Lotus Notes came out, it was difficult to pin it to a traditional category - what IS it? SharePoint may have some of the same issues of perception.What is SharePoint:There are 2 SharePoint?s,...
- Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don't
- "Surface" is not a transitive verb.Sheesh.That's incorrect.You'd know that if you ever surfaced your driveway with asphalt.RE: 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don'tSo what about someone who is not a social social networking fanatic but likes good access to email and facebook...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Cellular phones, smart phone, phone, carrier, SIM card, Apple iPhone, Motorola Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS
- hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- The SaaS-ification of IT asset disposal
- Hey there are Web services for just about every other part of your supply chain process, so why not responsible IT asset disposal? That's the pitch from ServoTerra.com, which essentially is a business-to-business exchange platform that lets businesses connect directly to technology recycling companies. The service was built on...
- Tags: Asset, Information Technology, Consideration, Wagner, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Asset Management, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Apple fixes iPhone 'coma mode' with OS update
- still a battery hogI have continued to have the same battery problem as mentioned by others. My iPhone's battery literally drains before my eyes on standby and that is without doing push or anything in the background. I really like my iPhone, but this is a clear illustration...
- Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, Apple iPhone, battery, Apple Inc., coma mode, Apple fixes iPhone, Apple Fixes, phone, software, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
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